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Terribla Posted at 12:34 PM September 19, 2013

Work emails drive me crazy

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officeworker Posted at 12:40 PM September 19, 2013

Proof read your email. Nothing more funny than receiving an email that someone's sent that they have accidentally signed off with "Retards" instead of "Regards".

I use a sneaky read receipt system called Bananatag. The recipient is completely unaware of it, so you can tell when someone's ignoring your messages (not that I'm paranoid or anything!)
Just be aware that if I'm using such a system, so are many others.

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Robert the Great of Wollongong NSW Posted at 12:58 PM September 19, 2013

So should you en d it Sincerely , or Regards ( regarding what ! ) so I think we all need to go back to English Classes.

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Harry Posted at 1:01 PM September 19, 2013

Are you sure Fred?

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Matthew Posted at 1:04 PM September 19, 2013

Have separate business and personal email accounts. If it's a work one then it has Regards, Name at the bottom and includes no emotes, no kisses or anything informal. Treat fellow employees, bosses and clients as if it's a brand new client that you want to come across as professional to. Always reread your emails and only give the information that's requested. It'll keep you out of trouble.

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Lee Posted at 1:06 PM September 19, 2013

I have my outgoing emails on a 20 second delay after hitting the send button. That way I can stop or amend them when I realise I have forgotten to attach something or need to cc someone, or I just change my mind...And always, always proof read...

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Audra Blue of Brisbane Posted at 1:34 PM September 19, 2013

Protocol at work is to end emails with "thanks" if you're asking someone to do something, or the general "regards". All emails are automatically tagged with our logo, name and details anyway but you can't see that before the email is sent, which is ridiculous. Also, the email is automatically spell checked before it's sent. I'm very careful when I send emails, but the auto spellcheck has saved me more than once. I never put kisses at the end or make a joke or add an emoticon, even if I know the person well. It's a work email. It should be formal.
In personal emails, anything goes, but the email is still tailored to my relationship with that person.

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Cyberphil of Brisbane Posted at 1:35 PM September 19, 2013

I often receive emails with caps lock [ on ] from a particular work colleague, when it was pointed out to the sender that she was "yelling", her reply was "how is that possible for me to be yelling at you, this is an email"
Go figure

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petey of morley of perth Posted at 1:58 PM September 19, 2013

Victoria Craw, the person who wrote this article, is one of millions of corporate employees in Australia using email. Everybody has their own advice and will never unanimously agree on email protocol. One simple rule - Keep work emails professional and keep your personal life out of work

"Regards" is always fraught with danger for me since the T is so close to the G...makes for some interesting feedback.

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Frank N. Furter of Salamitown Posted at 2:25 PM September 19, 2013

Doesn't it come back to using plain common sense?

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Seat Filler of Sector 7G Posted at 2:25 PM September 19, 2013

How far the collective IQ of the nation has slipped when someone has a career running seminars on how to write a professional sounding email! We can tweet, instagram and FB post until our thumbs bleed, but don't know not to send kissy face notes to the boss? I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

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The Mould Posted at 2:33 PM September 19, 2013

I can't stand people emailing without a greeting, such as Hi, Hello, etc. I find it incredibly rude. Along the lines of people who begin sentences with 'Look', 'Now' or 'Listen'.

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